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A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit takes off to support Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 2025. (Courtesy photo)

Joint Chiefs chairman supplies new details about MOP bomb attack on Iranian nuclear sites

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed reporters Thursday.

4 days ago By Brandi Vincent

Marko Mihkelson, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Estonia, testifies during a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe hearing on Capitol Hill March 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Estonia’s Foreign Affairs chair to spotlight security cooperation aims during upcoming US visit

Marko Mihkelson shed light on his team’s plan for the upcoming trip during a briefing with DefenseScoop and other participants in the country’s Defence Study Programme.

Jun 24, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Inside U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Josef Cole / DOD / U.S. Cyber Command)

Cyber Command supports strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, but officials keep details under wraps

With limited details provided, experts outlined potential ways Cyber Command could have supported the U.S. strikes that targeted Iran's nuclear infrastructure June 21, after defense officials acknowledged…

Jun 23, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

A B-2 Spirit returns to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, from a deployment to Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, May 9, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devan Halstead)

Air Force drops 14 MOP bombs on Iranian nuclear sites during first operational use of the weapon

B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped a total of 14 GBU-57 “massive ordnance penetrator” weapons during Operation Midnight Hammer, according to senior officials.

Jun 22, 2025 By Jon Harper

The “Juniper” series of events are designed to test collective U.S.-Israeli readiness and improve the interoperability of defense systems. (Photo source: IDF Spokesperson’s Office and DVIDS)

After Iran’s strikes on Israel, Juniper Oak exercises seen as a ‘harbinger’

A Middle East security expert briefed DefenseScoop on the observed impacts of the exercise series' promotion of combined training.

Apr 26, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

A transfer case is unloaded during the dignified transfer ceremony of the remains of three U.S. service members killed in the drone attack on the U.S. military outpost in Jordan, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Stark reminders’: Experts assess how military tech must adapt after deadly drone attack on US troops

In separate discussions with DefenseScoop this week, defense experts shed light on the state of America’s sensing and air defense capabilities, and how global war on terrorism…

Feb 2, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19. Carney is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau)

Adm. Grady: Escalating Houthi-led maritime drone and missile assaults are ‘not just a U.S. problem’

In the vice chairman’s view, the incidents on Dec. 3 mark “a first for attacks on international shipping — and that's a big deal.”

Dec 4, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Unmasking crypto crime: An analysis of China and Iran

Experts explore the growing influence of cryptocurrency in Iran and China, shedding light on large-scale mining operations, money laundering and fentanyl trafficking.

Aug 23, 2023 By Scoop News Group

(Photo by Jon Dasbach, U.S. Cyber Command)

US cyber forces wrap up deployment to Albania in response to Iranian cyberattacks

Members of the Cyber National Mission Force conducted a three month deployment to Albania as part of hunt forward operations to help bolster networks following Iranian cyberattacks.

Mar 23, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau